Trier

See also: trier

English

Alternative forms

• Triers (obsolete)

Etymology

From German Trier, from Latin Treverorum. Ultimately from the Roman name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the Gaulish name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɹɪɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɹɪə/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Trier (countable and uncountable, plural Triers)

1. A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.
2. A habitational surname from German.

Synonyms

• Treves (obsolete)

Derived terms

• New Trier

Translations

city in Germany

• Catalan: Trèveris (ca)
• Czech: Trevír (cs) m
• French: Trèves (fr)
• German: Trier (de) m
• Italian: Treviri (it)
• Latin: Treverorum (modern city); Augusta Trēverōrum f (Roman city)
• Lombard: Trevir
• Luxembourgish: Tréier
• Polish: Trewir (pl) m
• Russian: Трир (ru) m (Trir)
• Spanish: Tréveris (es)
• Venetian: Trevere

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trier is the 37646^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 591 individuals. Trier is most common among White (94.75%) individuals.

See also

• Names of Trier in different languages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trier”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Riter, Terri

German

Etymology

From Latin (Augusta) Trēverōrum, named for the Gaulish Trēverī, a local tribe of Gauls.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁiːɐ̯/

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Proper noun

Trier n (proper noun, genitive Triers or (optionally with an article) Trier)

1. Trier (an independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; also serves as the administrative seat of Trier-Saarburg district, which however does not include the city)

Derived terms

• Trierer

Descendants

• English: Trier

Proper noun

Trier m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Triers or (with an article) Trier, feminine genitive Trier, plural Triers or Trier)

1. a surname transferred from the place name